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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Musicians And Bands

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Music & Band

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for musicians and bands comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Gallery Best overall 91/100
  2. 2. Envira Gallery 88/100
  3. 3. SimpLy Gallery 88/100
  4. 4. Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes 86/100
  5. 5. MP3 Audio Player 86/100
  6. 6. Photo Gallery 85/100
  7. 7. Music Player for Elementor 85/100
  8. 8. WP Photo Album Plus 83/100
  9. 9. Album Gallery for Photo & Video 83/100
  10. 10. AudioIgniter Music Player 82/100
  11. 11. Embed Google Photos album 81/100
  12. 12. Music Player for WooCommerce 81/100
  13. 13. Gallery by BestWebSoft 80/100
  14. 14. Player for SoundCloud 80/100
  15. 15. Album Photostream Flickr Gallery 80/100
1 Gallery
Best overall Free by FooPlugins

Gallery

FooGallery is a fast, responsive photo gallery and image gallery plugin with 7 gallery layouts, built-in lightbox, albums, and SEO optimization.

4.8★
from 986 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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2 Envira Gallery
Free by Syed Balkhi

Envira Gallery

The fastest drag & drop photo gallery plugin. Create stunning image galleries, albums, video galleries & lightbox displays in minutes — no coding!

4.7★
from 1,597 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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3 SimpLy Gallery
Free by GalleryCreator

SimpLy Gallery

Create responsive photo, image, video, and mixed media galleries for WordPress with gallery blocks, albums, sliders, and a built-in lightbox.

4.8★
from 116 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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5 MP3 Audio Player
Free by sonaar

MP3 Audio Player

The most advanced Audio Player for Music & Podcast. For Elementor, Gutenberg, WooCommerce and more. Add unlimited players to any pages!

4.8★
from 302 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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6 Photo Gallery
Free by supsystic

Photo Gallery

Create responsive WordPress photo galleries, album galleries, gallery groups, lightbox galleries, optimized image galleries, and professional image ex …

4.6★
from 498 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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7 Music Player for Elementor
Free by smartwpress

Music Player for Elementor

Audio Player for Elementor – the go-to plugin for adding MP3s, podcasts & playlists. Fully customizable, WooCommerce-ready, and mobile-friendly.

4.7★
from 120 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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8 WP Photo Album Plus
Free by Jacob N. Breetvelt

WP Photo Album Plus

This plugin is more than just a photo album plugin, it is a complete, highly customizable multimedia cms and display system.

4.7★
from 199 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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10 AudioIgniter Music Player
Free by The CSSIgniter Team

AudioIgniter Music Player

AudioIgniter lets you create music playlists and embed them in your WordPress posts, pages or custom post types and serve your audio content in style!

4.6★
from 64 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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13 Gallery by BestWebSoft
Free by bestwebsoft

Gallery by BestWebSoft

Add beautiful, fully responsive galleries, albums, images, and categories to your WordPress website quickly and easily. Showcase your portfolio, photo …

4★
from 158 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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14 Player for SoundCloud
Free by bPlugins

Player for SoundCloud

Embed SoundCloud tracks, playlists, and profiles in WordPress with a customizable Gutenberg player block – colors, artwork, and more.

5★
from 1 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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